I'm finally back here. The restaurant is Vietnamese and is located at 252 Broad St. in Manchester,…read moreCT. It's been quite some time. This is possibly the largest pho (Vietnamese) restaurant in the state (next to Pho Boston). The decor is real nice too. The menu is huge. There are a lot of options including classic Vietnamese non-soup dishes (one of which I am getting). Unique items include salmon spring rolls and salmon noodle soup. There is no music. That should be on while they're open. The owner, Pete, immediately serves me a huge glass of ice water with a lime. It's warm outside so it's very refreshing. For my drink, I'm having a Nuoc Chanh (fresh lime). Nước chanh is a classic Vietnamese limeade, known for its refreshing balance of tart, sweet, and occasionally a hint of salt. In Vietnamese cuisine, "chanh" usually refers to green limes, though lemons can be used as a substitute abroad. This is good! It tastes closer to lemonade. For my appetizer, I am having the Goi Cuon Ga (chicken spring rolls). Gỏi cuốn gà are fresh, non-fried rolls filled with poached chicken, rice vermicelli, fresh herbs (mint, cilantro), and lettuce wrapped in thin rice paper. They are a light, healthy alternative to the traditional pork and shrimp version, often served with peanut hoisin dipping sauce or fish sauce (nước chấm). These are light and easy to eat. The cubed or diced or minced chicken is a different approach I haven't seen before. Add sriracha sauce for a little kick. These are good! They do serve everything on styrofoam plates. Adding some ceramic plates would be a nice touch. For my entree, I'm having the ga luclac (also known as Shaking Chicken). This is stir fried chicken breast with mixed vegetables and white rice. Vietnamese Shaking Chicken (gà lúc lắc) is a popular dish featuring wok-seared, cubed chicken thighs marinated in soy sauce, oyster sauce, and garlic, resulting in a caramelized, savory flavor. It is typically seared at high heat to create a crust, served over greens with onions and tomatoes, often accompanied by rice. I've asked for extra spicy. Let's see what comes out. There's always sriracha sauce as a last resort. This is more like it! It's served sizzle hot! That's a big portion! This tastes great! It's nice to be served by the owner himself! What a great meal here! P.S.: When paying, you need to go up to the front counter.

Pho in Hartford is like pizza in New Haven: whichever one you say your favorite is, three people…read morewill line up to tell you you're wrong. So my advice? Don't concentrate too hard on trying to figure out if Pho 99 is the best the region's got. After all, luminaries like Mrs. Lee's and Pho House are gone, but Pho 99 is still here, and it's still so damn good. As a vegetarian, I love the tofu and veggies in Pho 99's pho chay. The pillows of tofu have the right combo of chewy skin and pliant interior, there are the right amount of auxiliary veggies, and the slender noodles always melt and dissolve just so into a silky oneness with the broth. I love the slight cinnamon smell in the broth and the way it gets better the longer it sits there, absorbing the squirts of sriracha and the bean sprouts you dump in. If you want something else, take it from my husband, a philistine on whom the delights of all soups are wasted, who says he adores their shaking beef. Family run, consistently delicious, and not overpriced at $20 for a large bowl, Pho 99's enduring goodness is a reminder of the astronomically high level of Vietnamese food in Hartford we are privileged to enjoy.

While on my road trip back from Pennsylvania I had to stop and get gas and fuel my belly too! This…read moreis a small family run place but with excellent food and service. What a cold and windy day and the air is salty and my windshield and coat shows it! Hungry, tired, and annoyed at the salty weather I walk in to a polite young man at the counter who warmly invites me in and tells me I can sit where I please...which I obliged after asking to use their restroom which was clean. I make my way to my table and the restaurant is picking up with more people checking in while there are others already present on the left side of this restaurant and few others await pickup orders. There seems to be just a small number of staff but they are very efficient and attentive. After I sat down I was expecting to be forgotten but nope! The young man walked over with a glass of water for me and took my order. There were so many great options on the menu so it was a task to decide butI did it! For a drink I choose the original milk tea with Boba pearls. For app I choose the grilled betel leaf with meat stuffed inside of it and for my main course I got the Hue's Spicy Noodle Soup. Everything from start to finish was delicious. I enjoyed my milk tea very much and finished it off after my meal. The Betel Leaf rolls are perfectly seasoned. I like mine dipped in Siracha. I ate it all! My noodle soup, OMG, the broth was amazing! Please taste it first before adding other sauces. It deserves to be acknowledged first. I'd drive 1.5 hrs back here just for this soup again. Its a must try. I highly recommend this restaurant. I can't wait to go back and bring my friends and family with me to try other things on their menu. BTW I enjoyed my meal so much I ordered their cold cut sandwiches to take home and share with my family as a treat upon my return home. I didn't get a chance for a pic for them cause I ate it and forgot lol.

Still pretty good pho, big portions and good flavors…read more I've come to this place a few times throughout the year. It's a good pho spot for the Vernon location. The portions are plentiful, the soup is okay but there's plenty of toppings and sauces to doctor it up a bit. The spring rolls and egg rolls have a good amount of pork in them and the dipping sauces are fresh and tasty. The egg roll sauce is this rose water floral sweet, tangy dip which helps with the rich pork. The peanut sauce for the spring rolls had a little spicy zip to it which complimented the fresh veggies. Overall, it's good pho. The pho base needs to be more assertive in its flavor profile. It needs a deeper beef or chicken flavor and more seasoning. So possibly a bit more salt and vinegar to amp up the flavors of the soup a bit. If they make the soup base stronger, then it can contend with the big names of pho in ct. as it stands though, it's pretty good for the area

Plenty of public parking across the street and some spots across the street as well. In front of…read morethe restaurant is a no parking zone. We came in on a Wednesday afternoon. It wasn't busy and we were able to be seated right away. They have a lot of drink options. We ordered edamame, coconut shrimp, and pineapple fried rice. I ordered beef pho and green curry to go. All the food was served quickly and was so delicious. The pineapple fried rice was so flavorful that I could eat just the rice by itself without any of the chicken. The coconut shrimp was crisp and perfectly paired with the thai chili sauce. The drinks were a bit on the sweeter side than I would have liked. The green curry was delicious! The inside was opened with plenty of seating and bar seating available. The staff was super friendly and attentive. A lot of people came in to grab their take out orders. I would definitely swing by again!

This place is great. The service is very nice. The setting is very comfortable and the food quality…read moreis excellent. Every time I go I have to get the Winter shrimp. The mango milk is incredible. The Thai tea is awesome. The soups are superb. I give this place five stars.

Super nice staff. Food was delicious and good portions for the price paid…read more The meats (chicken, shrimp, beef) that we ordered were fresh.

My friend had seen this place online so we decided to go while I was in town! They have lots to…read morechoose from on their menu and a great variety of Vietnamese and Mexican options. I decided on the phoritto. You choose a meat and filling for it so you can customize it. I kept mine pretty simple but they had the viet toppings on one section and the Mexican in one too. My burrito was huge! And it tasted just like a bowl of pho which was tasty! My friends also enjoyed what they got - one got a bowl of pho. Another got a quesadilla. And we got nachos to share.

Came in around 10:30 on a Sunday. Most of the tables had someone sitting but there was very little…read moreline and I was able to get a table immediately. I went to place my order and wanted the mi ga (Sunday only) but it seemed like they weren't making it! It was fine, I ended up getting the standard beef pho and a Thai tea. My drink came out instantly and the pho very soon after. No wonder this place is so popular! It was well seasoned, beef well cooked, and delicious! Perfect for a cooler wet day! The servers were very fast and efficient, and the clientele seemed like all regulars that came here often to enjoy pho. Definitely will be back whenever I'm in the Hartford area! Parking lot was empty when I entered but when I left around 11 it seemed almost full, so be sure to get there early.

I came here on a Saturday afternoon around 12:30 pm and unfortunately they were already sold out on…read moreox tail and some other dishes. I ended up getting a combo pho ($16) and viet iced coffee and they came out in about 10 mins. The overall pho was on the savory side , and it was a very clean looking broth. Broth would rank just slightly above average for me. Meat was decent. This seemed like a family establishment which was neat. Overall I was satisfied with this meal. Food(50%): 6.4 Staff/service(25%): 7.0 Value(25%): 7.0 Overall: 6.7/10

Pho Van is a hidden gem. Truly authentic Vietnamese. Pho has so much flavor, delicious broth is…read moresomething you have at a Vietnamese grandma's place. The meat to noodle ratio can be worked on, but that's just being picky. Otherwise, highly recommended.

Not bad pho, not great ambiance…read more Came here on a whim. Missus wanted some soup so we went to this place as our date night trek. It's close to a sporting complex, in the same plaza as a larger brewery. Not the easiest to spot, will need the gps to assist. The inside is sparse in decoration but the staff was very friendly. We got the spring rolls, the fried wonton, a pho and a bahn mi. Food came out quick, we took pics then dug in. The wontons had a good pork and scallion filling. They didn't need sauce to taste good, which is a good sign. The spring rolls were okay, crispy but oily and the dipping sauce was weak. The pho was good, meat was tender, noodles were okay, and soup base was chicken broth with spices. The bahn mi was pretty good as well. Pickled veggies were very sweet, the ham was tender enough and the mayo butter was heavy handed. The bread was crusty but soft, not what I consider to be proper bahn mi bread, but good enough. Price was about 45 for the two apps and entrees, which is about average for that style of meal. It's not anything to write home about. I would recommend ordering to go mainly because the dining space is right underneath a wrestling ring and the floor shakes when someone gets body slammed below. But it's good enough pho for that area

It felt like ages since I last had Vietnamese food, and I was passing by when I decided to stop by…read more We were both hungry, so we thought, "Why not order what we usually get and see how this place compares with what we know is good?" The pho was delicious, and since it was cold and rainy, it was the perfect meal. We also ordered the crispy and fresh rolls, and we both loved them. Plus, we had the grilled beef platter, which was a great addition. We left feeling full and sleepy. I'd definitely come back next time we're in the area. Thanks for a great meal!

Clean and friendly Familybrun place. I last ate there with…read morea head cold and a great big bowl of Pho was what I needed. Left feeling great! You cant go wrong chiosing this place for lunch or dinner.

Absolutely recommend this restaurant. Im assuming it's a…read morefamily ran restaurant and everyone is equally friendly. We have been trying to get here for a while. The atmosphere is very pleasant, it wasn't crowded so we enjoyed our time there. I love spring rolls and my husband was enjoying his egg rolls and his steak very much.he kept saying I would come back for this. Pho is My go to always no matter if it's cold or hot outside. It could use a little more noodles but the meat and flavors were just right. Until next time

Passing by; in the mood for some Pho so here I go…read more Family' owned. From the outside it looks like a house turned into a restaurant. Plenty of parking on the side and back. Service was friendly. Pho was on the table in 5 minutes. I was out the door in a 20 minute window. The broth was tasty. I would come back if I was in the area to get my slurp on.

Food is so amazing ! A must try ! I will defiantly be…read moremaking this place my regular visit. We went into the wrong door up front that leads into the kitchen . The entrance is actually on the side with no sign, so don't make the same mistake . Our waiter was knowledgeable and helpful helping us decide what we wanted giving us tips. So I would say service was exceptional. Establishment is also clean and up kept.

Good spot for lunch. Had a spicy tasty ramen bowl. Service was ok. Vibe had kind of a…read morefast-casual-ness to it but nice, clean, and comfortable. I'd go again.